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John R. Carlson
Managing Partner
Direct Ph.: 780-401-2384
 jcarlson@DDC-Lawyers.com 

John was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.  Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1995.

Admitted to the Bar in 1996.

Joined the firm in 2003.

Past speaker at civil litigation and insurance seminars. Co-Author of Quicklaw’s Personal Injury Damages annual publication and database.

Appeared at all levels of court up to and including the Alberta Court of Appeal.

Appeared before the Employment Insurance Commission, Federal Court and WCB Appeals Commission.

Former Chair of the Northern Alberta Insurance Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

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Michelle E. Grose
Partner

Direct Ph.: 780-401-2382
mgrose@DDC-Lawyers.com

Michelle was raised in Edmonton Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1999.

Admitted to the Bar in 2000.

Joined the firm in 2004.


Past speaker at the CBA Insurance subsection and Sessional Instructor of Insurance Law at the University of Alberta.

Focus on Insurance Coverage with a particular interest in, and extensive work with, Commercial Liability and SEF 44 policy coverage issues.

Articled with the Court of Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal of Alberta.

Appearances at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal of Alberta and multiple Leave to Appeal applications to the Supreme Court of Canada.


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Beverly R. McAmmond
Partner
Direct Ph.: 780-401-2378
bmcammond@DDC-Lawyers.com

Bev was raised in Leduc, Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1995.

Admitted to the Bar in 1996. 

Bev joined the firm in 2008.

Appearances at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. 


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James L. Hutson
Partner
Direct Ph.:  780-401-2377
jhutson@DDC-Lawyers.com

James was born in Barbados, West Indies and raised in Lamont, Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1997.

Admitted to the Bar in 1998.

Joined the firm in 2009.

Appearances at levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal of Alberta. 

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Lara M. Levesque
Partner

Direct Ph.: 780-401-2379
llevesque@DDC-Lawyers.com

Lara was raised in Ottawa, Ontario.  Obtained her B.Sc. from the University of Alberta (1999). Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2004.
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Admitted to the Bar in 2005.

​Joined the firm in 2011.

Appeared before the Provincial Court, Court of Queen’s Bench, various tribunals and has participated in Mediations and Arbitrations.

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Phyllis Norrie
Associate

Direct Ph.: 780-401-2399
pnorrie@DDC-Lawyers.com

Born and raised near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Completed a B.A. at the University of California, Davis, and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan Law School in 1991.

Admitted to the Bar in 1992.

Joined the firm in 2015.

Articled with the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan.

Has been in private practice in Regina, Saskatchewan and in Calgary and also has worked as in-house counsel.

Appearances at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal in both Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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Caroline Mayowski
Associate

Direct Ph: 780-401-2394
​cmayowski@DDC-Lawyers.com

Caroline was raised in Bonnyville, Alberta. Obtained a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Regina in 2010 and graduated from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law in 2015.

Admitted to the Bar in 2016.

Joined the firm in 2016.

Appeared before the Provincial Court and the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.
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Caroline is also fluent in French. 

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Celina Chan
Associate

Direct Ph: 780-401-2388
​cchan@DDC-Lawyers.com

Celina was born and raised in Edmonton. She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta in 2010. In 2014, she graduated from the University of Alberta law school and was admitted to the bar in 2015.

Celina maintains a broad litigation practice focusing on insurance defence and administrative law. She has successfully appeared before the Provincial Court and Court of King’s Bench. She has experience representing parties before various administrative tribunals and statutory appeal panels including, the AGLC and the WCB Appeals Commission.

She is the current Chair of the Canadian Bar Association - Insurance Law Section (north).

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Rebecca Lee
Associate
Direct Ph.: 780-421-4045
rlee@DDC-Lawyers.com

Rebecca was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta in 2013. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2017.

Admitted to the Bar in 2018.

Joined the firm in 2019.

Appeared before the Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and the Federal Court of Canada.

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Marianne Dunn
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Associate

Direct Ph.: 780-401-2386
mdunn@DDC-Lawyers.com

Marianne was born and raised in Calgary. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Communications (with distinction) from the University of Calgary in 2012. In 2016, she graduated from the University of Alberta law school and was admitted to the bar in 2017.

Marianne maintains a broad litigation practice focusing on insurance defence, civil matters, and administrative law. She has successfully appeared before all levels of Court in Alberta, including the Court of Appeal. She has experience with judicial reviews and has represented parties before various administrative tribunals and statutory appeal panels. She has conducted several public inquiries, both as Inquiry Counsel and on behalf of interested parties.

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Victoria Courneya
Associate
Direct Ph.: 780-401-2381
vcourneya
@DDC-Lawyers.com 

Victoria was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Edmonton. Obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta in 2015. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2019.

Admitted to the Bar in 2020.

Joined the firm in 2021.

Appeared before the Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.


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Lynda Chinweokwu​
Associate
Direct Ph.: ​780-401-2396
lchinweokwu@DDC-Lawyers.com

Lynda was born and raised in Nigeria.  Obtained her LL.B from the University of Lagos in 2007. Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2008.
 
Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2022.
 
Joined the firm in 2022.
 
Has been a senior counsel in Nigeria and appeared at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal, Lagos.  Has participated in Mediations, Arbitrations and has appeared before the Provincial Court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta.

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Giavanna Valacco
Associate
Direct Ph.:  ​780-401-2380
gvalacco@DDC-Lawyers.com

Giavanna was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta in 2017 and a Master of Business Administration in 2021. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2021.
 
Admitted to the bar in 2022.
 
Joined the firm in 2022.
DDC Lawyers LLP
1300 Bell Tower
10104 - 103 Ave
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J OH8
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Ph.  780-423-3366
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